Support System for Entrepreneurial and Small and Medium Ventures in ICT Sector: Case of the Technopreneurship Development Program (TDP) Flagship of Malaysia’s Multimedia Super Corridor (MSC) Project - Technopolis: Best Practices for Science and Technology Cities - page 251

Furthermore, these networks of incubators are expected to gradually extend
beyond Malaysian shores, linking up with foreign incubators and technopreneurs,
with the aim of expanding the ''community'' of technopreneurs.
Below is a list of MSC-status incubators in Malaysia

Incubation center Technology focus Location

MSC central incubator ICT/multimedia 63000 Cyberjaya

Kulim technology park corporation
Sdn Bhd

ICT/multimedia/biotechnology Kulim Hi-tech park

BT Multimedia (Malaysia)
Sdn Bhd

ICT/multimedia Cyberjaya

N2 N venture solutions Sdn Bhd ICT/multimedia Kuala Lumpur

YTL E-solutions Bhd ICT/multimedia Kuala Lumpur

ISpring capital Sdn Bhd ICT/multimedia Petaling Jaya

Usains tech services Sdn Bhd ICT/multimedia Universiti Sains

Malaysia,
Penang

Melaka K-economy incubator ICT/Multimedia,biotechnology/

bioinformatics

Melaka

BioEnterprise Asia Sdn Bhd Biotechnology/life sciences Kuala Lumpur

SIRIM technology incubator Biotechnology,electrical and

electronic, ICT

SEPANG INCUBATOR
CENTER

SKALI E-ventures Sdn Bhd ICT/biotechnology/e-business,

virtual incubator

UPM, serdang

Bureau of innovation and
consultancy (BIP)

ICT/advanced manufacturing Technovation park,

universiti teknologi
Malaysia

Benefits to Incubator Operators
Special incentives and privileges will be awarded to incubator operators under
the NIN program. These incentives include MSC-Status and special privileges
under the Bill of Guarantee, namely:

• World-class telecommunications infrastructure (currently extended to incuba-
tors located in MSC designated cybercities only)
• Employment of foreign knowledge workers
• Freedom of ownership
• Income tax exemption
• Intellectual Property protection
• Guaranteed no censorship of the Internet
• Competitive telecommunications tariff
• Tendering for MSC infrastructure projects
• One-stop shop service of MDC
• Freedom to source capital
In order to attain these privileges, operators must qualify and satisfy the fol-
lowing eligibility criteria: